Table 1.
Demographic data for patients and controls:
Mean age, age range and males/females ratio were reported for healthy controls (HC) and in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), systemic sclerosis (SSc), limited SSc (lcSSc) and diffuse cutaneous SSc (dcSSc).
| Subjects | Number studied (Individuals) |
Age range (Years) |
Mean age (mean ± SEM) |
Males/females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Controls | 26 | 22–60 | 41 ± 2 | 10/16 |
| Patients: | ||||
| RP | 16 | 15–78 | 46 ± 1 | 2/14 |
| SSc | 45 | 40–97 | 58 ± 2 | 8/37 |
| lcSSc | 34 | 40–97 | 63 ± 3 | 6/28 |
| dcSSc | 11 | 41–61 | 47 ± 2 | 2/9 |
| (B). Number of individuals (males/females) available for skin score data | ||||
| Patients: | Number studied (Individuals) |
Skin score range | Mean skin score (mean ± SEM) |
Males/females |
| SSc (skin score) | 36 | 0–47 | 17 ± 2 | 6/30 |
| lcSSc (skin score) | 25 | 0–23 | 10 ± 1 | 4/21 |
| dcSSc (skin score) | 11 | 12–47 | 31 ± 3 | 3/8 |